•Uche Geoffrey Nnaji About 200,000 people in Nigeria, many of them children, lose their lives annually from food-related diseases, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, has said. He said this during the launch of the food safety operational manual for food business operators, market, and street food vendors i...
•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending examination malpractice in Nigeria’s education sector, saying that it would go ahead with the transition to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) by 2026. The M...
•Oyetola The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, has revealed the fierce behind-the-scenes battles that led to the eventual clearing of the infamous Apapa gridlock, a debilitating crisis that had crippled port operations and economic activities for over two decades. Speaking today while addressing members...
•Interior minister, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has blamed the negligence of some officers for the prison break that occurred at the Federal Correctional Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi State. It was earlier reported how the jailbreak, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, saw about 12 inmates escape. Fo...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has told the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, she has no power to suspend the implementation of any law by the National Assembly. Reacting to a statement credited to the minister at a stakeholders meeting, spokesman of the House, Akintunde Rotimi, said the Fi...
•Late Christina McKelvie Scottish Government Minister, Christina McKelvie has passed away at the age of 57, her partner, MSP Keith Brown, has announced. McKelvie, who served as the minister for drugs and alcohol policy, had taken medical leave in August to undergo treatment for secondary breast cancer, reports Sky News. In a statement released...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has raised concerns over the incarceration of over 26,000 children in the nation’s custodial centres, describing the situation as alarming. According to him, the figure accounts for 30 per cent of the total inmate population in correctional facilities acros...
•Minister Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir Iceland’s Minister for Children, Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir, has resigned from her position following her public admission that she had a child with a teenage boy more than three decades ago. In an interview with local media, Thórsdóttir revealed that she began a relationship with the boy when he was 15 and [...
•Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, heard how a former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, who served under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, purchased a N200million property in Abuja with a cash payment in dollars. Mamman is answering to a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy a...
•El-Rufai and Tinubu President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, says former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai is hurting for being left out during Tinubu’s ministerial appointment. El-Rufai was initially nominated as a minister by Tinubu while the president was forming his cabinet but was eventually ...
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